The Nooks
The Nooks is a forest in Hawkshead, Westmorland and Furness, England. The Nooks is situated nearby to the locality Walker Ground, as well as near the hamlet Roger Ground.Places of Interest
Highlights include Esthwaite Water and Hawkshead Grammar School.
Esthwaite Water
Lake
Esthwaite Water is one of the smaller and lesser known lakes in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. It is situated between the much larger lakes of Windermere and Coniston Water in the Furness area, historically part of Lancashire.
Hawkshead Grammar School
Museum
Photo: FFNick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hawkshead Grammar School in Hawkshead, Cumbria, England was founded in 1585 by Archbishop Edwin Sandys, the incumbent Archbishop of York, whose family came from the Hawkshead area.
Hill Top
Photo: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0.
Hill Top is a 17th-century house in Near Sawrey near Hawkshead, in the English county of Cumbria. It is an example of Lakeland vernacular architecture with random stone walls and slate roof.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coniston and Bowness-on-Windermere.
Coniston
Photo: Tompage02, Public domain.
Coniston is a picturesque lakeside village in the Lake District National Park. Coniston sits next to Coniston Water, the Lake District's third largest lake is the home to many attempts at the world water speed record.
Bowness-on-Windermere
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bowness-on-Windermere is the main tourist centre for the South Lakes area of Lake District National Park. It sits on the shore of Windermere lake within the boundaries of the historic County of Westmorland. In 2011, it had about 3,800 permanent residents.
Near and Far Sawrey
Village
Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Near Sawrey and Far Sawrey are two neighbouring villages in the Furness area of Cumbria, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, both are located in the Lake District between the village of Hawkshead and the lake of Windermere.
The Nooks
Latitude
54.3692° or 54° 22′ 9″ northLongitude
-3.0147° or 3° 0′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C6R9X9P+M4OpenStreetMap ID
way 61956153OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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